Update: man arraigned in Superior Township home invasion

By Mark Tower
Apr. 9, 2010 · 2:52 p.m.

Davon Marquez Thompson, 18, was convicted Wednesday of Assault with Intent to Commit Murder and Weapons, Felony Firearms, for his involvement in the June 12, 2009, shooting of a 25-year-old woman on MacArthur Boulevard in Superior Township.

Police said the incident began as a verbal argument between the two before Thompson produced a handgun and shot the woman in the parking lot of a party store. The woman, who was shot three times in the upper torso, was treated at St. Joseph Hospital and later released.

Thompson, who pleaded not guilty to all counts, was convicted by a jury Wednesday and faces sentencing May 11.

Man charged with home invasion in Superior TownshipPercy Lee Frame Jr. was arraigned Tuesday in Washtenaw County Trial Court on a charge of Home Invasion, 2nd degree, after the owner of a house on Harvest Lane in Superior Township reported arriving home to find someone inside.

Frame, who the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) previously identified as a homeless man, was arrested Monday by deputies after the incident Monday and is being lodged at Washtenaw County Jail with no bond. His pretrial is scheduled for April 16.

City police help EMU with arrestAn Ypsilanti Police officer watched as an EMU Police officer tried to stop a vehicle near LeForge Road and Huron River Drive at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning.

After the driver, later identified as 24-year-old Jamil Antoine Chandler, failed to stop and instead turned onto Green Road, pulling into a parking lot, officers pursued the driver on foot, using a Taser to incapacitate him in front of an apartment building. The 24-year-old man, who had multiple warrants out for his arrest, was detained by EMU Police.

Chandler was arraigned Wednesday and lodged in Washtenaw County Jail with a $5,000 bond, awaiting preliminary examinations on April 20 in Washtenaw County Trial Court on narcotics and resisting arrest charges.

Jewelry stolen from township homeWCSO deputies and Michigan State Police troopers responded to the report of a burglary Wednesday on Tuttle Hill Road in Ypsilanti Township.

The Sheriff's office reported a man broke into the home through a sliding glass door and took some jewelry, though they were scared off by someone who was sleeping in the house at the time of the break-in. The suspect fled on foot, leaving the neighborhood to the north, according to WCSO.

Witnesses reported the burglar was a black male of medium build, wearing a dark pullover coat zipped midway down, with a white emblem on the front, dark pants, and a dark hat. No suspects have been identified, though anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the WCSO.

AssaultA woman told Ypsilanti Police she was assaulted by an ex-boyfriend Wednesday night near Brandy's Party Store on W. Michigan Avenue.

Police reviewed the store's security video from that time and confirmed that the man, identified as Lyle Wilson, pushed the woman to the ground. Wilson was arrested and arraigned on charges of domestic violence Thursday. During arraignment, he entered a plea of not guilty, and is scheduled for a pre-trial in the 14A District Court April 21.

Heroin PossessionA 24-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning after Ypsilanti Police stopped him near the intersection of Ballard and Olive Streets and, after searching him, found packets of heroin and drug paraphernalia.

The suspect, who had three bench warrants out for his arrest regarding incidents of retail fraud in Pittsfield Township, was taken into custody by Ypsilanti Police, but the department said he was later released due to overcrowding of the Washtenaw County Jail.

Larceny from vehiclesWCSO reported three vehicles had items stolen from them Wednesday in the same subdivision on Weeping Willow Road in Superior Township.

All three vehicles were entered through unlocked doors, according to the WCSO, and items reported stolen included two silver watches, a video game, a blue tooth, registration paperwork, insurance cards, miscellaneous change, fuzzy dice and a 12-pack of pop.

Deputies confirmed that the cars were entered between 12:30 a.m. and 3:50 a.m. Wednesday morning. No suspects have been identified.

BurglaryA Sheriff's deputy responded Tuesday afternoon to a complaint of two flat screen televisions and two video game systems stolen from a house on Davis Street in Ypsilanti Township.

The Sheriff's office said whoever broke in came through a rear window, though no suspects have been identified.

BurglaryResidents in a house on Hudson Street in Ypsilanti Township reported Tuesday to the WCSO that a flat screen television and miscellaneous video games were stolen when someone broke into the house through a rear window. Deputies report an investigation into the crime is ongoing.

BurglaryResidents at a house on W. Clark Road in Ypsilanti Township reported Tuesday evening that during the day a computer, a camera and a small amount of cash was stolen from the home. Suspects are unknown at this time, the WCSO reported.

BurglaryYpsilanti Police responded to a resident on Jefferson Street in Ypsilanti, who told them sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday morning someone kicked down the back door of the apartment and stole a television and a radio.

Police are investigating, but have not identified any suspects at this time.

BurglaryCopper piping and a stove was taken from a house on Prospect Road in Superior Township Tuesday, the WCSO reported. The burglars entered by kicking in the back door, according to deputies. Suspects are unknown at this time.

Larceny from vehicleYpsilanti Police responded to the complaint of a backpack stolen out of a vehicle parked in an apartment complex in Green Road in Ypsilanti Tuesday morning. The owner told police the backpack, containing books, a laptop computer and his wallet, was missing from the vehicle. No suspects have been identified.